{"id":14116,"date":"2020-04-15T15:28:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/nonresident-vehicles\/nontitle-goldenrod-registration-conversion-to-california-title\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T12:43:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:43:33","slug":"nontitle-goldenrod-registration-conversion-to-california-title","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/nonresident-vehicles\/nontitle-goldenrod-registration-conversion-to-california-title\/","title":{"rendered":"12.125 Nontitle (Goldenrod) Registration Conversion to California Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Registered Owner Remains Same and No Lienholder is Shown\u2014The following must be submitted:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The last-issued nonresident (or California) title and any supporting documents that may be necessary, such as a power of attorney, lien satisfied, or bill(s) of sale.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fees due for registration. No fee solely to convert to a California title.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A smog certification, if appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nonresident Title Only<\/strong>\u2014Some states, such as Oregon, issue title only for a vehicle registered in California to record a vehicle lien held by a resident of that state. To obtain a California title,\u00a0<strong>The following must be submitted:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The nonresident \u201ctitle only.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/statement-of-facts-reg-256-pdf\/\">REG 256 (PDF)<\/a> completed by the owner stating there are no liens against the vehicle other than shown on the accompanying documents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any fees due for registration. No fee solely to convert to a California title.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transfer of Ownership<\/strong>\u2014When a transfer of ownership and\/or change of legal owner occurs in conjunction with conversion of a goldenrod registration to California title,\u00a0<strong>The following must be submitted:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The last-issued nonresident (or California) title properly endorsed for transfer\u00a0<strong>or<\/strong>\u00a0bill(s) of sale, as needed, to establish the chain of ownership from the owner of record to the new owner\/applicant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/application-for-title-or-registration-reg-343-pdf\/\">REG 343 (PDF)<\/a> must be the top document if the title is not available or is an out-of-state title without a place for the new owner to sign (supported by bills of sale to establish a chain of ownership).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The new legal owner\u2019s name and address must be entered on the title.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> A transfer fee\u00a0is <strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0due when a title from the state of Washington is presented for a goldenrod conversion because Washington issues a clear title to the registered owner when the lien is satisfied.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":14038,"menu_order":26,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[913,595],"class_list":["post-14116","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-nonresident-vehicles","dmv_handbook_category-vehicle-industry-reg-procedures-manual"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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